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JAPAN

Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / CABINET INTERVIEW 2017
Aug 10, 2017
New justice minister has no plans to boost Japan's refugee intake
By Daisuke Kikuchi
Newly appointed Justice Minister Yoko Kamikawa says she has no specific plan to increase Japan's intake of refugees despite the number of applicants hitting a record high last year.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 10, 2017
North makes detailed threat to fire missiles near Guam as Tokyo condemns provocation
By Reiji Yoshida and Jesse Johnson
In an unprecedented announcement, North Korea said it is developing a plan to test-fire four intermediate ballistic missiles into the sea near Guam by mid-August.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / CABINET INTERVIEW 2017
Aug 10, 2017
New education chief looks to repair ministry's tarnished image
By Mizuho Aoki
The new education minister says he will decide on whether to approve scandal-tainted school operator Kake Gakuen's bid to open a new veterinary department after weighing the results of an ongoing screening by the ministry's panel of experts.
JAPAN
Aug 10, 2017
Record 4,004 firms with trainees from abroad found to have violated labor laws in 2016
A record number of employers accepting trainees from abroad under the nation's Technical Intern Training Program violated labor laws in 2016, the labor ministry said Wednesday.

ASIA PACIFIC

ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Aug 10, 2017
Chinese quantum satellite sends 'unbreakable' code
China has sent an "unbreakable" code from a satellite to the Earth, marking the first time space-to-ground quantum key distribution technology has been realized, state media said on Thursday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Aug 10, 2017
China's ethnic Yi struggle against poverty
For Jisi Lazuo, the torch festival in her village in southwest China should be a celebration involving colorful ethnic clothes and eating freshly slaughtered pig.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 10, 2017
Unlike Washington-Moscow hot-line links, U.S. and North Korea lack channels to resolve crises
Washington and Moscow have over decades established mechanisms to prevent crises from spinning out of control, from hot-lines to satellites and over-flights that allow the nuclear-armed adversaries to track each other's military deployments.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 10, 2017
KCNA says North Korea will have plan in days to fire four missiles toward Guam, calls Trump threat 'nonsense'
North Korea will develop a plan by mid-August to launch four intermediate range missiles at the U.S. territory of Guam before presenting it to leader Kim Jong Un, who will make a decision on whether to proceed, the North's state media said on Thursday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 10, 2017
Mattis, on heels of Trump's impromptu 'fire and fury' threat, issues stark warning to Pyongyang
U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis issued a stark warning to North Korea on Wednesday, telling Pyongyang that it should stop any actions that would lead to the "end of its regime and the destruction of its people."

WORLD

Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Aug 10, 2017
Trump's claim on status of U.S. nuclear arsenal is not true, experts say
President Donald Trump says the U.S. nuclear arsenal has been beefed up since he took office in January. Not quite.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 10, 2017
How the first airborne mammals took off, 100 million years before bats
In dense Chinese forests populated by dinosaurs 160 million years ago, two furry critters resembling flying squirrels glided from tree to tree, showing that even in such a perilous neighborhood early mammals had succeeded in going airborne.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 10, 2017
Fugitive Venezuelan mayor urges continued resistance to Maduro as U.S. ups sanctions
A Venezuelan mayor-turned-fugitive has called for anti-government protesters to keep defying leftist President Nicolas Maduro, who has grabbed increased powers through a new legislative superbody stacked with Socialist Party loyalists.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 10, 2017
Yazidis rebuild Islamic State-razed Bashiqa shrine during long wait for female abductees' return
Yazidi men and boys in the town of Bashiqa north east of Mosul are rebuilding a shrine destroyed by Islamic State as they wait for the return of women from their community taken captive years ago by the jihadis.

BUSINESS

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 10, 2017
Sega embraces rogue fan programmers with retro Sonic sequel
By Yuji Nakamura and Stephen Stapczynski
Sega is doing what Nintendon't.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 10, 2017
Toshiba ducks delisting by submitting long overdue financial report
By Kazuaki Nagata
Struggling Toshiba Corp. dodged delisting Thursday by submitting its annual business report for 2016 just before deadline, accompanied by a shaky sign-off from its auditor.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 10, 2017
Next-generation battery seen powering space projects, cars
By Emi Urabe and Chisaki Watanabe
Researchers at an Osaka-based firm are closing in on a safer generation of batteries that could weather extreme temperatures in outer space.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 10, 2017
Nation's food self-sufficiency rate hits 23-year low as rice consumption decline continues
The nation's food self-sufficiency rate hit a 23-year low on a calorie basis in fiscal 2016 ended in March, due primarily to falling rice consumption, the farm ministry said.

Opinion

EDITORIALS
Aug 10, 2017
Rules on running casinos in Japan
The government is touting the economic benefits of opening casinos in Japan, but they may be overblown.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 10, 2017
Have we lost ASEAN to China?
By Yoichi Funabashi
China stands to gain as Southeast Asian nations increasingly question America's security committment to the region.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 10, 2017
Why U.S. hasn't brought 'fire and fury' to N. Korea
By Eli Lake
Seoul stands in the way of a U.S. pre-emptive strike on North Korea.

Sports

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 10, 2017
Terauchi seizes chance to lift Giants past Tigers
By Jason Coskrey
For most of the season, Yomiuri Giants infielder Takayuki Terauchi has been the odd man out, relegated mostly to pinch-hitting, running and serving as a defensive replacement. So when he got a rare chance to step into the spotlight, he wasn't about to let it slip away.

LIFE

Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Aug 10, 2017
Organic ingredients create healthy options
Following renovations, the recently reopened Restaurant Tohoku Bokujo on the Hotel Continental Fuchu's first floor is now offering a dinner buffet with 100 percent organic and pesticide-free vegetables, eggs and chicken from Aomori Prefecture's Tohoku Bokujo.

CULTURE

Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / Sound Off
Aug 10, 2017
Fuji Rock's closing act was a load of trash
By Patrick St. Michel
By all accounts, this year's Fuji Rock Festival was a success. Punters of all ages and demographics enjoyed the laid-back vibe at the three-day music spectacular — give or take the constant rain — and most social media posts about the event focused on good times. Not everyone was happy, though.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Aug 10, 2017
Fuerza Bruta re-interprets a night out at the theater
By Nobuko Tanaka
Since Argentinian physical theater troupe Fuerza Bruta burst onto the scene in Buenos Aires in 2005, some 5 million people in more than 30 countries have experienced its high-energy, postmodern productions, which are often tailored to wherever they're staged.
Students in Japan struggle with Japanese language and math sections on national exam
The correct answer rate for the Japanese language section on a national test dropped to 67.0% from 67.8% the previous year among elementary school sixth-graders.
Japan team finds ancient ocean full of squids
The ancient ocean was full of squids, whose population exceeded that of fish or ammonites, a Japanese research team mainly from Hokkaido University has found through a new method using technology.
Japan researchers identify gut bacteria strain that boosts anticancer drugs
Researchers at the National Cancer Center Japan say a new type of gut bacteria named YB328 could help unlock the potential of cancer immunotherapy.
Tourists in Japan have telemedicine options before calling 119
Foreign tourists at Tsukiji Outer Market in Tokyo. More than 1 million international visitors have a medical issue in Japan every year.
How remote work is rewriting the migrant experience in Japan
After pandemic-era border regulations eased, Indian migrants began returning to Japan. Their population now stands at more than 50,000 across the country.
Japanese scientists discover clue to why women burn more fat than men
Scientists say a recently-published study could help explain why women are typically less prone to weight-related conditions and may lead to new therapies that target calorie-burning mechanisms.
Music idol and anime fandom merch is big business
Businesses who cater to fandoms gathered at Tokyo Lifestyle Week for the second annual Oshikatsu — Merch Collection Expo, a trade show devoted to fandom goods.
U.S. urges clarity on Japan’s role in potential war over Taiwan, report says
A Ground Self-Defense Force member conducts a military drill with an anti-ship missiles unit, at the GSDF's base on Miyako Island in Okinawa Prefecture in April 2022.
Tourists in Japan have telemedicine options before calling 119
Foreign tourists at Tsukiji Outer Market in Tokyo. More than 1 million international visitors have a medical issue in Japan every year.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

After pandemic-era border regulations eased, Indian migrants began returning to Japan. Their population now stands at more than 50,000 across the country.
How remote work is rewriting the migrant experience in Japan
By Megha Wadhwa

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